Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 20.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 20.4% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia peaked at 30.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2022.
North Macedonia ranks 136th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.7% | — |
| 1992 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 20.7% | 25.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 26.0% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 23.2% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.0% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 133 Slovakia 21.0% compare
- 134 French Polynesia 20.6% compare
- 135 Netherlands 20.4% compare
- 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.6% compare
- 138 Australia 19.5% compare
- 139 South Africa 19.4% compare
More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1782 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,405 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 525.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 422.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 440.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in North Macedonia was 20.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2022.
- How does North Macedonia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- North Macedonia ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.